The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-01
THE DETROITS WIN AGAIN
Healy's Wild Pitching Gives the Visit
Ors an Advantage from the Outset.
Fierce Batting and Good Work-The Home
Mines Fielders Cause an Exciting Contest
Chicago Defeated by Pittsburg.

Such terrific batting both the Detroit and
Indianapolis clubs did in their last innings yes
terday has seldom been equaled on any ball
field. and more intensely exciting contest has
rarely been played. The home club, through
Healys wild pitching. allowed the visitors to win
the game almost before it was fairly begun, but
after seven runs had been scored by the Detroits
in the first two innings the HOLSTERS picked up,
and played a remarkably strong uphill game.
But for Healy's failure to control the ball in the
first stage of the game the home club would have
beaten their opponents with hands down,
Int no AMOUNT of good fielding can win games
when man after man is sent to his base called
balls. Healy seemed to be all at sea with him
self and couldn't get the ball over the plate once
in dozen times trying In the first inning he
led off By giving Dunlap his base; then Rowe
sent safe bit to left, which Seery allowed 20
get past him, and Dunlap went to third, while
Rowe took second. Next Brouthers was sent to
first on balls. Thompson went out from Healy
TO Shomberg, and Dunlap scored. Camel went
ont on q fly to Glasscock. and White
followed with a two-bAse hit to
left on which Brouthers and Rowe scored
Hanlou went out on a ground hit to Shomberc
In the second the trouble was renewed, Healy
commencing il by giving Bennett his base on
FIVE balls Twitchell sent line nit to Cahill
who should have felded him out at first, but he
considerably allowed the ball to get away from
him, and Bennett and Twitcnell galloped around
70 third aud second respectively. Then Dunlap
was again sent to first balls, filling the bases
Rowe went out by fly 10 Glasscock, but
Brouthers, who succeeded him at the bat, had
better luck, and brought in Bennett
and Twtchell by a basehiL to middle field.
Thompson sent Dunlap and the big first base
across the plate with drive to right center
for two bases CAMEL went out a fly to
Glasscock, and White was sent to first balls,
but Hanlon settled the chances for increasing
the score by going out from Bassett to Shom
berg
After this inning Healy settled down to his
work little better, and for the next five in
nings pitched a good game. but in the eighth he
went to pieces again and every who went
TO the bat for the visitors knocked the very
cover off of the ball They had the home clubs
heders banging up against the fences and chas-
ing the bail until their tongues hung out and
seven runs were scored before the misery
finally ended. Bennett first went out on a fly
10 Seery. Twitchell followed with a base-hit
right field. Dunlap followed and sent the ball
right-fed fence for home run; Rowe
came next and did the next best thing with q
three base HIT Brouthers brought him in with
sacrifice hit and Thompson made the circuit Of
the bases on a tremendous drive TO left center.
for three bases, coming home with
the assistance of Cahills tumble Cancel
not to be outdone. knocked "a section of paueling
out of the right field fence with another three
base hit, and White 10 AIDE clean single, which
brought him in. BY the time Hanlon took up
the bat the crowd sufficiently disguised
with the situation 70 care very little about sub
segment proceedings, but yelled none the less vo-
ciferously when he, too. dropped the ball
the right-field fence for another home run. Ben
nett took up the bat for the second time in that
inning. but to the astonishment of the spectators
only made single, after which Twitchen
went out fly to Denny
and Dunlap struck out, ending the inning
The home club unable to do anything
worth speaking of until the fifth inning when
they began closing up the. gap between them
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pitched ball and given his base, stealing second
very ceverly. Seery sent grounder to
Brouthers, who fumbled it. and allowed the
runner to get his base, Healy going 10 third.
Glasscock made base HIT scoring Healy and
sending Seery TO third, Denny followed with
three base hit over Hanlon's head and
scored Glasscock. Shomberg was hit by
pitched ball and sent TO first and on McGeachys
gu, from Rowe TO Brouthers, Denny scored.
BAssett and Cahill went out in-field hits,
ending the inning. In the seventh Shomberg
scored again, on his own two-base hit, Nc
Geacneys sacrifice and Bassetts fly to Hanlon.
In the eighth one more was added to the score
by Healy being hit by pitched ball. ADVANCED
on Dunlap's error and sent home on Dennys
safe hit At this point the game stood seven to
six ia Detroit's favor, but the terrific batting
done by the visitors in the next inning left little
hope for Indianapolis to win. The boys
prIsed their friends. however. and showed the
kind of mettle they made OF by going in
with vim and almost winning the game. After
McGeachy had gone out from Dunlap to
Brouthers, Twitchell sent both Bassett and
Cahill to first balls and Arundel, with a
good, clean hit over Dunap's head. sent BassetG
home ard Cahill to third Henly brought Ca
hill home with another hit, while 40 undel took
second. Seery sent low fly to center, which
Haulon mutfed and Arundel added another run
TO Indianapolis credit Glasscock forced Seery
out at second and Denny came to the bat.
Bring 'em in Jerry" "Send her over the fence"
Home run Denny" yelled the crowd. and the
accommodating Jeremiah sent the ball over into
Pike township somewhere. tTotting around the
bases behind Gasscock and Healy. With six
runs scored, hone once more rose in the breasts
Of the home clubs admirers when Shomberg took
no the bat and sent the ball spinning out into
right field for two bases. Had he
been content with two bases telling what
might have happened, but n his effort get
third he felded out by Thompson to White,
and the game over. Following is
THE SCORE:
INDIANAPOLIS. DETROIT.